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APPLICATION FILED JULY 14, 1902.

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UNITED STATES,

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PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES F. OROWDER, OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TO J. BENNETT GORDON, OF RICHMOND, INDIANA.

CASH-REGISTER.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent N 0. 733,81 5, dated July 14, 190d.

Application filed July 14, 1902. Serial No. 115,422. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES F. CHOWDER, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Richmond, in the county of Wayne and State of Indiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Cash-Registers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to cash-registers, or more particularly to a cash-drawer and operating mechanism therefor, in combination with a type-writing machine or recording mechanism.

The invention has for its object the provision of a cash-drawer in combination with a type-writing machine, whereby a complete and accurate record of various cash transactions may be recorded in such a manner as to keep a permanent record thereof and accounting for all moneys placed in and taken from the cash-drawer.

Another object is to provide a cash-register whereby a tally may be kept of all sales and expenditures and of all receipts and disbursements and whereby the money-drawer cannot be opened without first having made a printed record of the transaction.

Another object is to provide a cash-register which will be simple in character, compact in form, easily operated'and maintained, and by which various transactions may be recorded with certainty and precision, and another object is the provision of a new article of manufacture in a cash-register which can be manufactured and sold at a comparatively low price.

Other objects and advantages of my invention will appear from the following specification and from the drawings forming a part thereof, and the invention also consists of other features which are specifically set forth in the claims hereunto appended.

By means of my improvements the movements of the difierent parts of the device are easily, automatically, and quickly controlled and the operator is enabled to accomplish the objects sought with certainty and precision and to time such movements with exactness without any supervision other than is required to operate the keys.

The invention consists in a cash-register embodying certain new and novel features and details of construction and relative disposition of parts, as hereinafter particularly set forth, illustrated in the drawings, and incorporated in the claims terminating this specification.

In detail the invention relates to cash-reg- 6c isters substantially as shown in. the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is an external top plan of the invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan of the interior mechanism, the top plate and type-writer being removed. Fig. '3 is a cross-section of the invention, taken on the line X X of Fig. 2 in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 4 is a detail view taken on the line Y Y in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 5 is a detail of the drawer-securing latch. Fig. 6 is a detail of the right-angular pulleys and a portion of the cord operating thereon, and Fig. 7 is a rear elevation of the invention with the back of the base removed.

Similar letters and figures of reference denote and refer to like parts throughout the several views.

In the following specification for convenience the lower part of the invention, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, will be regarded as the front, the upper part of said views will be regarded as the rear, the right-hand end as the right, and the left-hand end as the left.

The terms upward, downward, right, left, front, rear, and other similar terms, as will hereinafter appear, are simply used for convenience of description, and it is not intended by the use of such terms to limit the invention or its operation to the positions indicated.

The base of the device consists of a box in which A represents the bottom; B, the top;

C, the back; D and E, the right and left sides, respectively. F represents a partition 5 parallel with, located near, and of same size as the back 0. I provide a cash-drawer which is adapted to slide in said base forward and backward; and it consists of the front member G, the back H, the bottom I, and the right and left sides J and K, respectively. The face side of the member G is provided with a suitable handheld L. The interior of the drawer thus formed should be divided into suitable compartments for various kinds of change. The bottom I of the drawer should not contact with the bottom A of the base, but is adapted to be carried parallel therewith by the balls at and Z), which travel in the grooves M and N, by which said balls are guided.

Secured to the forward face of the partition F, near the center of the left end thereof, is a hinge member 0, to which is pivotally mounted the arm P, which latter extends to the right slightly beyond the center of the base, and its free end is provided with a curved contacting-surface which is adapted to contact with the plate Q, secured on the rear face of the back H. The arm P is adapted to be held in contact with the plate Q by the coil-spring R and to normally press the drawer outward for substantially two-thirds of the length of the drawer. Secured on the inside of the drawer a slight distance below the upper edge and at the junction of the members H and J is a block S. Secured on the upper edge of the block S, extending rearward through a notch in the back H, is a fiat spring T. The spring T extends rearward through a notch in the upper edge of the partition F. The bottom of said notch in the partition F is reinforced with a metal member U, Fig. 5, the rear upper corner of which is adapted to engage the shoulder formed by the half-arrow point t of the spring T. By this arrangement it is apparent if the drawer be opened that when closed the bevel of the point 25 will carry the point t of the spring T over the member U and the shoulder of the point 25 will engage the upper rear corner of the member U and the drawer will be locked in that position, and should the shoulder of the point i be disengaged from the member U the spring R will cause the arm P to automatically open the drawer.

Secured on the top surface of the top member B is a type-writing machine, which may be of any well-known make or it may be a machine made especially for operation in connection with this invention.

The numeral 1 represent-s a cord one end of which is secured in the center of the back H of the drawer. The cord 1 then extends rearward, then upward through an aperture in the top B at a point directly under the pa-,

per-carriage of the type-writer V, and then extends to the left and is secured to the left end of the paper-carriage. Mounted in the lower edge of said aperture is a pulley 2, and at right angles thereto in the upper edge of said aperture is a similar pulley 3,'as shown in detail in Fig. 6. The cord 1 passes under and over said pulleys 2 and 3, respectively, by which the course of travel is turned, as stated. By this arrangement it will be seen that the drawer being closed the type-writer can be operated until the carriage is carried to the extreme left, and should the drawer then be opened this movement will return the carriage to the extreme right in readiness for a new line. Between the sides J and D is a space for the mechanism, which will hereinafter be described.

The numeral 4 represents a substantially right-angular arm pivotally mounted near its center to the inner face of the side D by the pivot 5.

6 represents a perpendicular arm passing through a slot in the top B, its upper end being provided with a key 7. Pivotally mounted to the lower end of the arm 6 by the pivot c, at right angles thereto and extending rearward therefrom, is the lever 8. Extending inward from the arm 6 and secured thereto are the two lugs 61 and e to engage the upper end of the arm 4. Pivotally secured to the lower end of the arm 4 by the pivot g is the arm 9, which extends rearward and should be made in two parts overlapping each other and the parts united by a thumb-screw 10, by which the length of the arm 9 may be adjusted. The lever 8 is pivotally mounted by the pivot 11 to the inner face of the side D and then extends rearward through and beyond the partition F, where it is turned inward at right angles, and this inner extension is adapted to engage the rear end of the spring T for lifting it from engagement with the member U. The lever 8 is held normally down out of engagement by the coil-spring 12, which extends from it to the bottom A.

13 represents a perpendicular arm with its lower end pivotally mounted to the inner face of the back O, its upper end terminatingjust underneath the top B. Pivotally secured to the arm 13, below its upper end and at right angles thereto, is the arm 14, which extends to the right, and a portion thereof lies par allel with and contacting with the rear face of the partition F. The free end of the arm 14 passes through the hanger 15, by which it is surrounded with only space sufficient for it to move laterally and beyond which it extends over the point of the spring T and is normally held in this position by the spring 16, which latter is secured to the center of the arm 13 and to the back C, as shown, by which it is apparent that the arm 13 is normally held to the right, and consequently the free end of the arm 14 is in contact with and above the point of the spring '1, by which the shoulder of the point t is held in engagement with the member U, and while the arm 14 is in this position the drawer cannot be opened- Extending rearward and then downward from the right-hand end of the carriage is the arm 17, which passes through the slot 18, formed in the top B, and is then bent rearward a slight distance to engage the upper end of the arm 13. This arm is at all times carried laterally by the carriage and slides in the slot 18, and the drawer can only be opened when the carriage and arm 17 have reached almost their extreme leftward movement, at

which point the lower end of the arm 17 will engage the upper end of the arm 13, pushing it slightly to the left, which movement will withdraw the free end of the arm 14 from contact with the point of the spring T, and then by pressing on the key 7 the rear end of the lever 8 will press up on the point of the spring T and the arm P will then throw open the drawer and the carriage will be returned to the extreme right. The point of the arm 14 is bent slightly rearward at an angle and the inner corner of the point of the spring T is beveled at a corresponding angle in order that when the drawer is closed the spring T will push the arm 14 to the left until the shoulder of the spring T has engaged the member U, after which the arm 14 will return to its normal position, as shown. The arm 9 extends rearward from the arm 4 and then upward through a slot in the top B, and it then extends to the left to near the center of the machine, where it is slidably mounted to the rod 19, which latter extends rearward from and lies parallel with the carriage, to which it is secured at either end. The rod 19 'is adapted to be moved up and down a slight distance by means of the arm 9, whereby each full stroke of the lever will cause the rod 19 to turn the paper-roll one space in any well-known manner. The arm 9 is returned to its normal position by the coil-spring 20 after the paper-roll has been turned one space.

Supposing the drawer to be closed and the carriage in the position shown in Fig. 1, a.

sheet of paper may be placed on the roll in the usual manner. The keys of the typewriter are then operated to print on the paper any entry desired, by which operation the carriage is carried to theleft step by step until the end of the line is reached, when the arm 17 will engage the arm 13 and withdraw the arm 14 from engagement with the spring T. Should the key 7 now be pressed, the lever 8 will release the shoulder of the spring T from engagement with the member U. The action of the spring R will cause the arm P to push open the drawer. The latter, pulling on the cord 1, will return the carriage to the right. The lower end of the arm 4 will be carried forward by the action of the pressure on the key 7, carrying with it the arm 9, by which the paper-roll will be turned one space. The proper change being made in the contents of the drawer to correspond with the entry made by the type-writer, the drawer is then closed and cannot again be opened until another entry is made, as before.

The advantages of employing my invention in connection with a type-writing machine will be apparent to any one familiar with the art, and while I have illustrated and described the best means now known to me for carrying out my invention I wish it to be understood that I do not restrict myself to the exact details of construction shown, but hold that any slight changes or variations in such details as would suggest themselves to the ordinary mechanic would fall within thelimit and scope of my invention.

Having now fully shown and described my invention and the best mode for its construction and use to me known at this time, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. In a cash-register, the combination with a type-writing machine, a paper-carriage and a paper-roll mounted on the type-writing machine, a base on which the type-writing machine is mounted, a drawer adapted to be operated in the base, a spring-actuated mechanism for opening the drawer, and a catch for securing the drawer closed, the means for returning the paper -carriage of the typewriter to its starting-point, the mechanism for locking the drawer and allowing it to be opened only when the carriage of the typewriting machine has arrived at a predetermined point, the mechanism operated by the key 7 whereby the drawer is released and the device for revolving the paper-roll, all substantially as shown and described and for the purposes set forth.

2. In a cash-register, the combination with a base provided with a cash-drawer and a typewriting machine mounted thereon, the mechanism for releasing the cash-drawer and allowing it to open when the paper-carriage of the type-writer has reached a certain point, and means for automatically returning the paper-carriage to its starting-point and advancing the paper-roll one space, all substantially as shown and described.

3. In a cash-register, the combination with a cash-drawer inclosed in a suitable base and a type-writing machine mounted on the base, the cord 1 secured to the rear of the drawer and then extending rearward, upward, and to the left and secured to the paper-carriage, the pulleys 2 and '3 mount-ed in an aperture in the top of the base at right angles to each other and adapted to carry the cord 1, all substantially as shown and described and for the purposes set forth.

4. A type-writing machine mounted on a base provided with a cash-drawer, means whereby the cash-drawer is locked when with in the base, and means whereby the cashdrawer is released and adapted to open by the action of the type-writing machine.

5. In a cash-register the combination of a base provided with a drawer, securing and opening mechanisms and a type-writing machine mounted on said base; the lever 8, pivotally mounted to the arni 6, and by the pivot 11 to the side D then extending rearward through and beyond the partition F where it is turned inward at right angles and is adapted to engage the rear end of the spring T; of the arm 6 pivoted to the lever 8; of the pivot 11 attaching the lever 8 to the side D; of the partition F dividing the interior of the base; the arm 4 pivotally mounted near its center to the side D its upper end adapted to engage the lugs cl and e and its lower end pivoted to the arm 9; the arm 9 which extends upward and to the left where it is slid ably attached to the rod 19 of the type-writing machine; and the rod 19 adapted to be moved up and down for revolving the paperroll, all substantially as shown and described and for the purposes set forth.

6. A cash-register in combination with a base provided with a drawer with securing and opening mechanisms and a type-writing machine mounted on said base, the arm 13 pivoted to the back 0 and held normally to the right by the coil-spring 16, the arm 14 at right angles thereto, the free end of which is adapted to rest on the rear end of the spring '1, the hanger 15 for guiding the arm 14c and holding it from vertical movement, the arm 17 extending down from the paper-carriage, through the slotin the top B, the lower end of which is adapted to engage the upper end of the lever 13 and move it to the left, all substantially as shown and described.

'7. In a cash-register, the combination with a base, a drawerslidably mounted in the base, a type=writing machine mounted on the base above the drawer, means whereby the drawer may be opened only when the type-writingmachine carriage has completed a line, and means for automatically returning the typewriting-machine carriage to the beginning of a new line when the drawer is opened, all substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

OHARLES F. CROWDER.

Witnesses:

R. W. HANDLE,

E. RANDLE. 

